MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION

Composition Name: Penombres III

Composition Date: 1987
Configuration: Small Ensemble
Featured Instrument: Harp
Japanese Instrument(s): N
Length: X
Players: FLEX
Commissioned by: French Government
Version (Original/Revised): O
MFJ Presented: Y
American Premiere Venue: The Asia Society
American Premiere City: New York
American Premiere Sponsor: Music From Japan
American Premiere Date: 2/25/89
American Premiere Performers: A. Shinozaki, MFJ Chamber ensemble
Article/Review: R
Publication: The New York Times
Title: Harp Enchantment in Jap. Mode
Author/Critic: Allan Kozinn
Publication Date: 2/27/89
Reaction: Positive
Synopsis: The ensemble should not have needed direction: most of the
work's energy and complexity was in the harp writing.
Origin (American/Japanese): A